COLLEGE FOOTBALLWhitworth is about ready to kick off one of the Pirates (10-0) most important games in the 100 years they've been playing football.As Steve Bergum points out in his advance, the Pirates opponent, Occidental College, isn't a pushover. The Tigers are undefeated as well,…
PREPSThe Lake City Timberwolves were only tested once this year, and it wasn't in the state finals against perennial power Highland of Pocatello. The T-Wolves won 35-6 to earn their second state football crown and first since 2002.There will be more in the S-R in…
SEAHAWKSWith the Hawks facing the 49ers on Sunday, there are two stories available in the "player-faces-former-team" category.The first comes out of Seattle, where Julian Peterson will go up against the team he left in free agency. The other story is out of San Francisco by…
MORRISON WATCHWant to listen to an Adam Morrison interview?You can find one here on AOL's Mr. Irrelevant blogger site. It's part of his plugging of March Madness 2007 for EA Sports. Just follow the link.Morrison's big game against the Spurs is even more impressive because…
VANDALS, EAGLES, ZAGSThe University of Idaho got its first win under new coach George Pfeifer – but the Vandals had to go all the way to Brookings, S.D. to get it.And it took 26 points from Keoni Watson and a second-half rally to get past…
PREPSSo who would win if Lake City and Gonzaga Prep played?We had a lot of fun with the mythical matchup this week, with more comments than we've ever received here for one subject, and more than 300 votes on our poll – even more than…
PREPSDon't forget to register your opinion on the mythical high school game of the season: Lake City vs. Gonzaga Prep. Just click here, read the post and then tell us what you think.We also have a poll question where, if you don't want to share…
MORRISON WATCHCan you hear it? The shoes squeaking from all the backtracking from the so-called experts who were all over Adam Morrison for his shooting.By hitting 21 of his last 41 shots, Morrison has put that to rest for a while. But, even more importantly,…
SEAHAWKSThe injury news the past few weeks has all been bad for Hawk fans.So it's about time for some good news on that front. Here it is.Shaun Alexander is practicing, and could – or should – play this week. Here are the stories from the…
APPLE CUPOK, don't try to be cute, just get to it. There is so much out there about the AC, don't screw it up. Just give them the stories, the notes, the information. And don't forget to link to Glenn's blog, there's a bunch more…
GONZAGASo what do you think now?I'm sure if you are reading this you saw GU play Wednesday night either in person or on TV. If not Wednesday night, then some time in the Zags' first three games.What do you think?Even though Baylor exposed some of…
MORRISON WATCH UPDATED: 10:05 P.M.As the third draft pick in the NBA draft, and Charlotte's top choice, everything Adam Morrison does will be scrutinized, especially in the Charlotte media.So when he went through a recent shooting slump, Morrison was the topic of conversation in the…
GONZAGAYou can find my column from last night's game along with links to the S-R stories at this post, but there were other stories from the Arena last night, so I thought I would link to them.But before I do, don't forget we will cover…
APPLE CUPSay it with me.Three in a row. Three consecutive. Three straight.No matter how you say it, it's never been done by Washington State. Never.Glenn Kasses examines the Cougars lack of true Apple Cup winning streak in today's S-R, along with their knowledge that, for…
COLLEGE BASKETBALLYou can find the game story of Baylor's 87-82 double overtime win over Colorado State in the first preseason NIT game at the Arena here.Because of the length of the first game, the second game will start late.
PREPSI would like you to chew this over a while this week and give us your opinion.The question is simple, but the answer is hard to really prove. But take your best shot.There are two big-school football teams in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area still playing:…
APPLE CUPFor a game that features one team playing out the string (UW) and another limping – literally – to the finish (WSU), this Apple Cup has a lot of interesting subplots.There's the pressure under which the Cougars are now. As Glenn Kasses writes, three…
GONZAGAThe Zags are still unranked in the polls, with GU 26th in the coaches' poll, and 27th in the Associated Press writers' poll. There are five teams on the GU schedule who received votes in the AP poll this week, including top 25 teams Duke,…
BASEBALLThe general managers are meeting this week in Florida, which is usually a week filled with news.So let's kick it off with some Mariners news.Gil Meche is no longer a Mariner, after he filed for free agency Sunday. But read deeper into the story. There…
HUSKIESThis will be the final time this week we will write UW by itself.For the remainder of Apple Cup week we'll put the Cougar and Husky entries under the Apple Cup label.But the West Side lamenting of Saturday's loss to Stanford has to have its…
PREPSLate in August, before the season even started, I picked the Lake City Timberwolves to win the Idaho 5A football title. It's the one good pick I made all year.Now the top-ranked T-Wolves (11-0) have to win one more game to fulfill that not-so-bold prediction.…
GONZAGA BASKETBALLThe Bulldogs will try to earn a ticket to New York and the semifinals of the preseason National Invitational Tournament starting Tuesday night (9 p.m.) in the Spokane Arena.The Zags open against Rice, which finished 12-18 last season but returns forward Morris Almond, who…
MORRISON WATCHIt wasn't Adam Morrison's best night.The rookie from Gonzaga took just eight shots in the Bobcats' 108-101 loss to Denver. He made one, and finished with two points.Here's a link to the Associated Press story which is from the Rocky Mountain News.Follow the full…
PREPSFour consecutive big-school team titles.It happened twice this fall to Spokane-area schools. Last weekend it was the Ferris boys cross country team. This weekend the Mead girls volleyball team.And Saturday, Mead's feat was something that had never been done before in state volleyball, a big…
COUGARSTough for me to say much more after last night.But what I thought was funny, in a strange sort of way, was radio commentator Jim Walden hit the keys to the game right on the helmet. Only problem was, each key he described – the…
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